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<h1>Zk | Poetry challenges</h1>
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<h2 id="july-1-2024-no-verbs">July 1, 2024 — No verbs</h2>
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<div class="verse">A road trip. A dome of stress within the car,
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and golden fields without.
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A hotel room. Quiet, dark, cold against the heat,
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floor to ceiling blackout curtains.
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2024-07-01 17:12:58 +00:00
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Riverbend Ponds. A lace of trails and lakes,
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more than enough reflections of sunsets.
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A return drive. Twice the stress, golden fields again,
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all two days earlier than expected.
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A husband (supposedly)
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in a recliner (his)
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in the living room (ours?)
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in a house (mortgage: $3,106 a month).
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“Concert tomorrow.”
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Lazy. Flat affect. Quotidian.
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Estimated time of return:
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Sunday morning; the next day.
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Monday. Silence.
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Lots of friends down there.
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Tuesday. Silence.
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Worried…
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Wednesday phone call: “Hey.” Eloquent.
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Estimated time of return: never.
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A locked door. The key — a hex wrench, black, slender —
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now a decoration of junk drawers.
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A bedroom. An echoing expanse of empty walls,
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and golden fields of bare carpet.
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A wife. Quiet, dark, cold against the heat, hidden behind
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floor to ceiling blackout curtains.</div>
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